PART A: STRUCTURE, MEMBERSHIP, TERMS OF OFFICE, AREAS SERVED BY
MEMBERS (PAGE 838F)

The branch of the government of the United States that makes laws
is separated into two houses, also called chambers. One house is called the United
States Senate and its members are called U.S. Senators. The other
house is called the United States House of Representatives and its members
are called Representatives, Congressmen, Congresswomen, or Congresspersons.
Together these two houses are known as the United States Congress,
or more often just Congress.

There are 100 Senators in the U.S. Senate, two from each
of the fifty states in the United States. U.S. Senators are elected to six
year terms and serve the entire state from which they are elected. Each
resident of a state is represented by two U.S. Senators.

There are 435 Congresspeople in the U.S. House of
Representatives. There is at least one Congressperson elected to the U.S. House
of Representatives from each state, but states with large populations, like
California, have many more. Each member of the House of Representatives is
elected to a two year term and represents one Congressional District
(CD). Each resident of a state is represented by one member of the House
of Representatives.

Every resident of every state in the United States is represented
in the U.S. Congress by three people; two U.S. Senators and one
member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Questions, A

A1.What are the two
houses of the U.S. Congress?

A2.What are members of
the U.S. Senate called?

A3.What are members of
the U.S. House of Representatives called?

A4.How many U.S. Senators
are there?

A5.How many members of
the U.S. House of Representatives are there?

A6.How long is the term
of U.S. Senators?

A7.How long is the term
of members of the U.S. House of Representatives?

A8.How many U.S. Senators
are elected from each state?

A9.What is the minimum
number of U.S. Congresspersons elected from each state?

A10.What area does a U.S. Senator serve?

A11.What area does a U.S. Representative serve?

A12.How many people represent you in the U.S. Senate?

A13.How many people represent you in the U.S. House of
Representatives?

A14.How many people serve in the U.S. Congress?

A15.Every person in every state in the U.S. lives in one
_____________ ________, represented by one member.